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 * Grade 6 Social Studies Class: Historical Figure Pageant**

I. Figurative Language Piece: Group must create an 11 x 14″ poster utilizing a metaphor or simile that represents their historical figure’s role in our society II. Artistic Piece: Group must create a large collage that represents the man or woman’s accomplishments and or personality. III. Geographical Piece: Each group must create a state/country map of the historical figure’s state or country of origin IV. Biographical Piece: Group must create 3 original questions and answers from their research for their historical figure to answer
 * Written Portion:**

The pageant is held in the school’s auditorium with 15-20 men or women being represented with groups of 5-7 students each. We have a Master of Ceremonies to introduce each group and a panel of judges to judge the performances. As the groups are called up on stage(in the birth order of the men or women being portrayed), a pre-recorded song, chosen by the group, is played to represent the historical figure they are portraying. For instance, “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen could be chosen for Florence Griffith Joyner or “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” for Harriet Tubman. As the group comes on stage, they first perform an interview in which some group members pretend to be from radio, tv, magazines etc. and one group member pretends to be the man or woman in history. After they have completed the interview portion, they move to center stage to perform an original poem, song, or skit they have created to educate their classmates about the role their historical figure played in history. At the end of the pageant, the top 3 winning groups are given medals.
 * Performance Portion:**

The next day a quiz is given covering all of the figures portrayed in the pageant, and the kids have usually learned a lot about men and women in different roles in history.
 * Assessment:**